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courtesy of the telegraph, would love to know what he was talking about.
Austin Mitchell, Labour MP for Great Grimsby, claimed "London sucks" in a local newspaper comment piece, saying his phobia has been exacerbated by the mayoral race between Boris Johnson and Ken Livingstone.
He says the capital has damaged regional banks, businesses and TV companies, and "crushed" big cities such as Leeds, Manchester, Sheffield, Birmingham, Liverpool and Newcastle which "once made Britain great".
He recommends the balance should be distributed throughout the country, giving greater economic weight to regions rather than London and production rather than finance.